To the Linnean Society of London 1    18 August 1891

 

We the Undersigned beg to recommend

Charles Frost Esqr &c

(Adr. Mount Victor Road, East-Kew near Melbourne) for the fellowship of the Linnean Society, to which honor he can lay some claims by his original researches in Australian zoology, particularly Herpetology.

Ferd. von Mueller, F.LS.

William Woolls F.L.S.

Robt D Fitzgerald, F.L.S.

18/9/912

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M autograph text and signature; additional supporters' individual signatures.
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The date is not in M’s hand.

Annotated front: Read 5 Novbr 1891 Ballot 3 Dec 1891; back: Charles Frost elected 3 December 1891.

The file includes an undated obligation form signed by Frost, undertaking to pay the fees while he remained a member.

Please cite as “FVM-91-08-18a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/91-08-18a